Working time

New and updated

• Type:

  How to

  How to deal with the holiday entitlement of an employee taking maternity leave

  Updated to reflect that regulations are expected to come into force on 1 January 2024 confirming that annual leave that cannot be taken due to maternity leave can be carried forward.

• Type:

  How to

  How to deal with the holiday entitlement of an employee taking adoption leave

  Updated to reflect that regulations are expected to come into force on 1 January 2024 confirming that annual leave that cannot be taken due to adoption leave can be carried forward.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Cases on appeal

  Updated to reflect that the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee and another on 21 November 2023. 

• Date:

  16 November 2023

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Changes to holiday entitlement and pay in 2024: What does HR need to know?

  A number of changes to holiday entitlement and pay are due to come in next year, especially for workers with irregular hours and part-year workers. We look at what HR needs to know to be ready for the developments. 

• Type:

  FAQs

  Where an employee cannot take all their accrued statutory holiday due to maternity leave, must they be allowed to carry it over?

  Updated to reflect that regulations are expected to come into force on 1 January 2024 confirming that annual leave that cannot be taken due to maternity leave can be carried forward.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can unused statutory annual holiday be carried forward to the next holiday year?

  Updated to reflect that the Government is legislating to confirm the circumstances in which annual leave can be carried forward, with regulations expected to come into force on 1 January 2024.

• Type:

  FAQs

  When can annual leave be carried over due to the coronavirus crisis?

  Updated to refer to draft Regulations that will require outstanding carried over leave to be taken before 31 March 2024.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What are an employer's record-keeping obligations under the Working Time Regulations 1998?

  Updated to reflect that the Government is legislating to confirm that employers do not need to keep records of each worker's daily working hours.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Hours of work

  Updated to reflect that the Government has published its response and draft regulations in relation to record-keeping duties under the Working Time Regulations 1998. 

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Holiday and holiday pay

  Updated to reflect that the Government has published its response and draft regulations in relation to annual leave entitlements and calculations.